The demand for the 2030 World Cup issued by Vinicius Junior as a call to action in the problem of racism in Spanish football

In the last two years, Vinicius Junior has been targeted with racist abuse on several occasions. The Real Madrid superstar has called for action on the back of these, and while the harshest punishments have started to be handed down, it's not enough for him.

Vinicius recently spoke to CNN (via Marco) on the topic of racism in Spanish football, and asked the Spanish Football Federation to protect him and other victims.

“If the situation with racism in Spain does not improve before 2030, the World Cup should be moved to another place.

“Until 2030, we have a very large margin for change. I hope that Spain can evolve and understand how serious it is to insult a person because of the color of his skin, because if in 2030 things will not they have not changed, I think we need to change the place of the World Cup, because if a The player does not feel comfortable or safe to play in a country where he can suffer racism, then it becomes very complicated”.

Vinicius has regularly volunteered to help fight this battle against racism, and he did so again during the interview with CNN.

“I want to do everything possible to change things, because there are many people in Spain, the majority, who are not racist. It is a small group that ends up affecting the image of a country in which it is very good to live

“I like to play for Real Madrid. I love Spain, it has the best conditions for me to live here with my family. We hope that things can improve – they already have – but they can improve much more, and by 2030, the cases of racists and racism can and must decrease.”